Heehaw — just another shovel-full of corruption in an overflowing stall. Is there any clearer evidence of an out-of-control plutocracy (in every other way but name only) when the dominate members of the herd are only in it for the hay? };--))
Speaking of out-of-control corruption at the highest levels — almighty rich white men flaunting the law — the latest media dribs and drabs about the former “law and order” president (in name only) deliberately and knowingly hiding and destroying critical presidential records like a spoiled brat in every manner possible, including (a safe bet) highly classified material: packed off in boxes, burned-up in bags, ripped-up nonchalantly, and even chewed-up ridiculously like in Spy vs Spy. Low on the ladder, frustrated staff armed with tape and crime-scene gloves had to salvage what public papers they could from wastebaskets full of confetti and shards of history strewn around the Resolute desk.
And, naturally, there were wads of evidently damning documents periodically clogging the pipes under the Trump Twitter Throne in the White House residency. The media will soon dub this “jump the shark” episode of Republican-style Happy Days as “Toilet-gate.” King Trump the Paranoid, (maybe not so strangely, considering the treasure trove of newly leaked evidence) repeatedly complained in the past about shitters: “Not enough water. You gotta flush the damn thing, like, 15 times.” Mmm... Most of us just assumed he was full of shit, literally. Well, that too ...you know, that McDonald’s diet.
And, Russia, if you’re listening, the 15 boxes squirreled away at Mar-a-Lago contain Hillary’s 30,000 emails (ha ha, more grist for My Pillow Guy's conspiracy-theory mill). Some of Trump’s weirdness you can make up. Have fun. Most of it you simply can’t.
But seriously, why the deafening silence and lame excuses from Republican leadership? The answer to that shopworn rhetorical question is all too obvious; but even more seriously, why the seeming dereliction of duty in the Office of the Attorney General of the United States of America? Or is that also a title in name only? Prove the naysayers wrong, sir. Quickly!
"Ayn" Rand Paul and The Free Marketeers are doing their level-best to show us that it's OK for the invisible hand to wear a black leather glove when there's money involved. Irony intended.
Just another day of perpetual disaster capitalism. The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein) does a nice job elaborating on some of the components of Thom's piece.
As for corruption and cronyism, my grandfather was quite outspoken on both. In 1972 he penned an op-ed in the local paper calling out a particular multinational corporation for stacking certain city commissions. This corporation was headquartered in the area at the time, and from my own research, was involved in quite a bit more than corrupting municipal boards - perhaps acting criminally at the international level.
Anyways, in his final sentence he wrote: (paraphrasing) You don't put a goat in charge of watching over your cabbage patch.
My grandfather thought himself a mainstream Republican.
I know this type of rot exist in both the GOP and Democratic party, but holy shit - sometimes a personal account of events really exhibits how far one party has fallen in relatively short order. Unfortunately this means some sectors of the Democratic party have decided that following suit is the best method of survival.
I guess this is what we refer to as "a race to the bottom".
Traders or traitors---you decide. Even if you don't want to go THERE, I think we can all agree this is corruption. It reminds me of the cops that bust people for DUI, then go do some serious drinking and get behind the wheel of their car.
No doubt at some stage everyone of these low-life congressional members and judges proclaimed what a proud capitalist they are. However, the part about being bent and predatory is left out of that discussion.
Oh, naïve little ol' me. All this time I thought that congress simply included a little clause that exempted them from the laws they passed that the rest of us could never be above.
Heehaw — just another shovel-full of corruption in an overflowing stall. Is there any clearer evidence of an out-of-control plutocracy (in every other way but name only) when the dominate members of the herd are only in it for the hay? };--))
Speaking of out-of-control corruption at the highest levels — almighty rich white men flaunting the law — the latest media dribs and drabs about the former “law and order” president (in name only) deliberately and knowingly hiding and destroying critical presidential records like a spoiled brat in every manner possible, including (a safe bet) highly classified material: packed off in boxes, burned-up in bags, ripped-up nonchalantly, and even chewed-up ridiculously like in Spy vs Spy. Low on the ladder, frustrated staff armed with tape and crime-scene gloves had to salvage what public papers they could from wastebaskets full of confetti and shards of history strewn around the Resolute desk.
And, naturally, there were wads of evidently damning documents periodically clogging the pipes under the Trump Twitter Throne in the White House residency. The media will soon dub this “jump the shark” episode of Republican-style Happy Days as “Toilet-gate.” King Trump the Paranoid, (maybe not so strangely, considering the treasure trove of newly leaked evidence) repeatedly complained in the past about shitters: “Not enough water. You gotta flush the damn thing, like, 15 times.” Mmm... Most of us just assumed he was full of shit, literally. Well, that too ...you know, that McDonald’s diet.
And, Russia, if you’re listening, the 15 boxes squirreled away at Mar-a-Lago contain Hillary’s 30,000 emails (ha ha, more grist for My Pillow Guy's conspiracy-theory mill). Some of Trump’s weirdness you can make up. Have fun. Most of it you simply can’t.
But seriously, why the deafening silence and lame excuses from Republican leadership? The answer to that shopworn rhetorical question is all too obvious; but even more seriously, why the seeming dereliction of duty in the Office of the Attorney General of the United States of America? Or is that also a title in name only? Prove the naysayers wrong, sir. Quickly!
"Ayn" Rand Paul and The Free Marketeers are doing their level-best to show us that it's OK for the invisible hand to wear a black leather glove when there's money involved. Irony intended.
Just another day of perpetual disaster capitalism. The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein) does a nice job elaborating on some of the components of Thom's piece.
As for corruption and cronyism, my grandfather was quite outspoken on both. In 1972 he penned an op-ed in the local paper calling out a particular multinational corporation for stacking certain city commissions. This corporation was headquartered in the area at the time, and from my own research, was involved in quite a bit more than corrupting municipal boards - perhaps acting criminally at the international level.
Anyways, in his final sentence he wrote: (paraphrasing) You don't put a goat in charge of watching over your cabbage patch.
My grandfather thought himself a mainstream Republican.
I know this type of rot exist in both the GOP and Democratic party, but holy shit - sometimes a personal account of events really exhibits how far one party has fallen in relatively short order. Unfortunately this means some sectors of the Democratic party have decided that following suit is the best method of survival.
I guess this is what we refer to as "a race to the bottom".
For many of our old Democrat hands in the Senate and the House, this was not a recent decision.
Traders or traitors---you decide. Even if you don't want to go THERE, I think we can all agree this is corruption. It reminds me of the cops that bust people for DUI, then go do some serious drinking and get behind the wheel of their car.
No doubt at some stage everyone of these low-life congressional members and judges proclaimed what a proud capitalist they are. However, the part about being bent and predatory is left out of that discussion.
Oh, naïve little ol' me. All this time I thought that congress simply included a little clause that exempted them from the laws they passed that the rest of us could never be above.